Gulfport Man Sentenced to Prison for Hiding More than 80 Child Pornography Videos

A Gulfport man was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for possessing more than 80 videos of child pornography.

Roy Alexander Johnson, 31, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. In addition to the prison sentence, Johnson was ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution to the victims and Amy, Vicky and Andy $3,000 in mandatory restitution under the Child Pornography Victims Assistance Act of 2018.

According to court documents, Johnson was a user of accounts containing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit acts. Johnson was identified after CyberTip reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reached email accounts traced back to Johnson. The email accounts contained more than 80 videos of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including minors under the age of 12.

Johnson was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 14. He pleaded guilty on August 15, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Todd Gee and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff made the announcement.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office Cyber Crimes Section.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Jones prosecuted the case.

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